When you think of Falun Gong – you might think of quiet groups meditating or silently protesting in city parks.

But a joint investigation by Background Briefing and Foreign Correspondent has uncovered accounts by former Falun Gong insiders, who reveal that in Australia and overseas, the movement has teachings that could be dangerous.

Hagar Cohen reports.

Claire doesn't know if her daughter's death could have been prevented - and she's not alone.

Today, babies are more likely to be stillborn in Australia's regional centres than they were 20 years ago.

This week on Background Briefing, Charlotte King investigates why the gap between these parts of the country and the big cities is only getting bigger.

In little over two months' time, the support payments keeping millions of Australians afloat through the pandemic are due to end.

Banks' deferrals on mortgage payments are meant to wind up soon after too.

This week on Background Briefing, Geoff Thompson shows how the country is driving towards an economic cliff.

As she entered one of Australia's largest male prisons, Mara Ellis was strip-searched by four prison guards: two men and two women.

She says it was the last time the justice system acknowledged she is a woman before Mara was locked away in solitary confinement.

This week on Background Briefing, Meghna Bali investigates what happens to women in men's prisons.

Could Australia's Black Lives Matter movement bring about real world change?

Jared Goyette, Bridget Brennan and Allan Clarke trace how the brutal death of George Floyd has resonated with so many, from the scorched streets of Minneapolis to downtown Melbourne.